Saw-tooth wave generator



Aug. 31, 1943. R. ANDRIEU SAW'IOOTH WAVE GENERATOR Filed Feb. 27, 1 957 U v E Rm W m m 0 vR T NE T 5 A o) R Patented Aug. .31, 1943 v UNITED STAT saw-room: WAVE. GnNERAToa Robert Andrieu, Berlin, Germany ;'vested the u 7 Alien Property Custodian Applic'a'tion February 27, 1937. Serial Nor 128.089

99 Claims.

My invention relates broadly to oscillator gem erators,- and 'more particularly to a sawtooth Wave generator especially of that type which is particularly adaptable for use withcathode ray;

tubes used for television'purposes.

The present application-is related to V ous application, Serial No. 124,977, filed February 10, 1937; and in the previousappli'cation there was disclosed a sawtooth wave generator comprising in general a condenser joined through two' resistances'of like value to the poles' of a D. C. source of voltage while inparallel relationship to the condenser is the plate cathode.

circuit of a controlleddischarge tube, preferably thehigh vacuum type. I That arrangement operated in the following manner: 7 p z e As a long as the electron discharge tube is 7 blocked, the upper or the lower platebf; the

condenser approached thepotential of thpositive or negative pole of the D. C; voltage source.

The condenser and the two resistances' form a denser accordinglyis a linear fun'ction as regards time; At a definite and desired interval, the plate cathode circuit of the controlled discharge tube was rendered conductive This previously explained method, however,

a previand theconden'ser' discharged therethrough. I

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I merit which suitably biases the rid b mansr ofthegridcurrent. P

' My co-pen'ding application hereinbeforefreferred to disclosed' a; circuit organization adapt ed to generate a symmetric sawtooth potential- "of the. kind required for the deflection of the? cathodesray pencil in oscillographs and -te1e'visiontubes. .Such: arcircuit scheme requiresta time constant circuit andthe charge of. the con-' I D. '0. Voltage, which must be operable-throughout h I the v whole duration oi the feebly slopedsawtopth fiankorsi de;

' In generahaccordingto the present invention the circuit is arranged insuch fashion that merely during. the brief. and: steep, sawtoothside 1 p 1 or fianka D. C. voltage:isnrequired Which-may be supplied in asimpler way than a v D. --C. volt:

age operative,duringthe; generationgof the other longer sideof the-sawtooth: fThere could-be. em-v played, for instance, a choke-coil traversed" by a;

relatively large current, thecoil being discong nectedj-for a-brief period of time with the result r that'a highpotential builds up; across its terminals.-. The grid-controlled; tube shown1 in the-J disclosure of theapplication hereinbefore.-;re= ferredvtov is connected byway of two; resistances of equal size "with the positive and the; negative pole of a D.'C. source of supply as ,also described in the earlier disclosure. Howeven to'; each of was subject to the disadvantage that the grid I circuit ofvthe controlled discharge tube must be negatively biased. and in television-apparatus this is particularly disadvantageous'since in television receivers. only one-power pack furnishing currentirom a supply line 'is usually "available. The output (end: of this 'power pack'must be grounded at'some suitable pointand the result is the negative biased voltage'for the control grid may notbe derived" from the power pack" Since the negative. source may not be kept at a potentialwhich is at a fixed: value with-i=refer ence to ground, anduwith respect to ground the. grid experiences the same potential fluctuations as the filament'of the tube. For this. reason it would-910e, necessary in orde'rfto bias t'he control rid circuit of the tube to. furnisha' distinct small sized poweupack in which the secondary jr/ind ingof the )transformer and rectifier as iwell'as condensers involved :would have to be insulated from the .primarywinding ofthe transformer the-pack so that the D. C.'vo1tage source could respondv tos-andfollow the potential variations of the filament of the tube. 1 r

In general, in order to avoid-the use fof' suchfav separate power pack the grid bias is furnished by..me'ans ofacondenser and grid leak arrangethesaid two resistances is connectedin parallel Fig. 2 is anotherenribodiment10f my inven- 'tion,and l further embodiment of iny in-.2

Fig. 3 is astill vention.

Referring to Figgi pthereis.shownthereini'cne 7' embodiment .of-my1-invention .i A; grid control vacuum tube. l-ll containing anode: cathode; and I vcontrolr'electrodeshas avresisto'rdl' joined in;se'' ries with the, anode. and the'positive sideonwth'e DIateK-SuppIypOtentiaI (not; shown); A' similar resistance. Ii. is connected inseries withthe neg f' ativeside of theplatesupply.potential and'fthe cathode-"of :the tube: Hi. The control-electrode of the tube JU may be energized by r mming T synchcronizing 'pulses, ffor' instance by means or, transformer l3 whose scondary isfjoined to" the control grid and through the g'r'id biasing battery l4'backi to the cathode. The'res'istors 'l I; and lZ Whichare substantially of. equal value arelthen joinedrthrough."ooupling condensers I 5: to gro'und' by way:of..resistor.:Il62 Afifcathodenray'tube' I! acondenser and these'two condensers also are r .of like size. I I My invention will best .be understood by ref-' erence to the accompanying ,drawingfy mgwlfich* Fig," 11 is vone embodimentpf 'rnyginyentiony g.

is impressed "on the 'c'oti-p'l iii'gcondensers voltage. at

tentia-l across resistors and are groundedthrough resistors 16, the defleeting plates of the cathode raytube [1 being again identified as l8, and are joined to the terminal point of the connection between coupling The internal resistance "'t'rol grid of the of the said tube shall be assumed to be veryj low, and this condition may be assured inpractice, for instance, if the tron. The condensers A charged up, to the potential of thesource of D. C(voltage indicated by the plus and minus tube I is a Thyral9 and 2c are the r signs, in such a way that one-half the D; C. v'o'lt? age prevailsat each of the said two condensers. The two points marked A and B, as will thus be noted,-are at the same potential "after the condensers have been charged. NeXtthe new of; cu'r'rent throu h the tube; is bl'cked'; amine two condensers 19' and zn'areui'sehargu through the corresponding resistances" I I and l2; res'pec tively; this discharge occurring governed by the" time constantcr circuit la, n; and :0; l2, respeetivay; thepoteiitial of point A rising in the posit ve-seems; aria the eetenuau of point B in the negative sense; As soon a the tube l3 becomes conductive again, the c nd'ensrs l9 and 20 become cli'ar'gedup again in the same as hereinbefor" described. Ifi OtBl er ware at points or "term al's' A and Boppdsite :vona 'e variations" will arise "so that by 'th'e deflector plates it thecathhde ray pencil 'is' 'de netted-out of its one limiting asides (maximum arat'e which is condensers l5 and resistances I5. As inFig. 1, two condensers l9 and each are joined across one of each of the resistors H and I2 respectively, Also in series with theanode of tube It! is joined aninductive member 2! whibhmay be close coupled to a second inductive member 22,

the latter being connected in series with the contube ill, the secondary of translformfer' I'3,' thercathode of the tube and the time constantcircuitifl As soon as a positive imp e is impressed on the grid by means of transformer l 3, the blocking oscillator set outherein setss'upfalveryintense current rush in the plate circuitg whil'e the condenser of the time constant circuitr23 in the control grid of tube I0 is charged to a very high negative potential which gradually leaks away through the resistance; The time constant 'ofcircuit 28 is proportioned so that 1 tube" ill is made conducting upon the impressing of a new impulse onthe control grid through the gards Fig. 1.

transformer l3. The remainder of the circuit works ;in thesame fashion as that set out as re- Fig. 3 shows another modification of my vention wherein like numerals refer to the same arrangement as disclosedin Fig; 1.; However; in

,1 the arrangement ofjfig 3, a condenser grid-leak deflection or excursion or cathode ra pencil in 1 one direction) F agr'i'sveoin'cifdes with the ai'ri's of the tube) into weathers "rung position K aiii iiium'eicursion of cathode-ray pencil in th are The mean 13. i C. voltage across ints In the emrioai'ment or rriygiaventien snow n Fig; 1 the tube "l0 requires negative gridbias iii'g' sourcei 4 s gnature tra suppiy rmerges the p-Qrntiar fluctuaubns as 'pOiIlftB. In other words; it

impraeucame' at times to derive'tl 'i'e grid bias ng voltage from the power packprovided iii receiver apparatus, since it would be neeessary'toirur-V through zerdiwnere the pencil" negativ tia iiig age rush the transfcsrmer or t e power pa e with distant-sect win d torovide as ecial small siz'ed rectifier 'as wen '93s 's'rribot ng condenser-with a view to obtaining the grid This, inconvenience is obviated in the merits inustrated mFigs. 2 and3.-;

' em; or myin emizgn i'n' trre' arran e ht niustratea" by Fig Fig. ;1,' the vacuum tube" 1001mm cathode and: "control electrodes electrically connected in series with the anodeiesi'stors 'H and [2,.l'th'e iornierbeing: between'the anode and the positive side of the plate potential supplyiriot' emitting shown) and the latter being"between theneg ative= side of the plate supply "potential ,and: the cathodeof the-tube! Again; "synchronizing im: pulses maybe impressed 'on to the control. elec* trode of; tube H) byway gof-ttr'arisforirier l13;'-the secondary of which :is connected inseries with thegrid and the cathode; "The variations macl i and I2; j'arei. passedbn' to the deflecting plates of the cathoderay tube 7:5,

combination 24 andj 2 5 respectively is connected the grid circuir; of the-vacuum tube [0,9 As in the case of' Fig. 2;.the0ondenser 24 is charged byfgrid currentv herra high positive pulse is applied to the grid of the tube, and this rid current gradually leaks off through resistor 25. The remainder of the circuit operates in the same 7 fashion asilli s trated in-Flg; 1. 1

W a Iran ;I- l. A sawtoothfwave generator comprising a plurality of condensers, a resistive member cone nectedsubstantially in paralleli witheach of, said condensers; a thermionic vacuum tube" having at least an anode and -;a "cathode; meansfor maintaining said tube; normally impervious-to current fiow during the charging of saidiconden'sei's a source ofvelectrical energy, one of said resistanpeecondenser' combinations having. one terminal :thereof connected to the positive terminal of the energy supply and the-other terminal thereof connected to. the, anode z'of said tube} and another, of said resistance-condenser combinations having one terminal thereof connectedto the negative side of said sourceof energy and v theother terminal. thereof connected to the oath ode of Said thermionic 1311138.; 32.;Apparatus. in .v--acc'ordan ce with "claim" I, wherein-said thermionic tube comprlsesxa triode;

an wherein there isprbvided madame-means for impressing .sig'nzatlsfromv an extemnesource onto the CQ'I'IUIO'I. electrode-cathode circuit thereof."

.3. A, sawtooth wavew tgeneratorzicomprisirig a pair of, independent electrical storage elements;

a resistive member connected "substantially in 7 parallel with-each of saidstoraga'eleinents; a

thermionic vacuum tube having anode-{cathode and ate least one. Y control 'e'lectrodeymeans for maintaining said tube normally impervious to current flow during thebhar'gingof said "storage elements, a source of direct current :e'nergy'l fbr energizing the anode-cathode ClIClfithfSaId; tube,

one of said resistance-condenser "combinations having one terminal :thereof connei'cted to the positive side of the source of direct current, and the other terminal thereof electrically connected to the anode of the tube, and the'other of said resistance-condenser combinations having one terminal thereof connected tothe cathode of the tube and the other terminal thereof electrically connected to the negative side of said direct current source, and a time constant circuit connected in the control electrode-cathode circuit of said tube, said time constant circuit cmprising the means for maintaining the said tube normally impervious to current 'flow. during the charging of said condensers.

4. Apparatus inv accordance .with claim 3 wherein there is provided, in addition, means for impressing signals from an external source. on to the control electrode-cathode path of said thermionic tube.

pulses of voltage tube, whereby the time .of the saidcathode, and of the. said anode; are

5. Apparatus in accordance. with claim 3 wherein there is provided, in addition, means for feeding back a portion of the energy in the anode-cathode path of said tube to the control electrode-cathode path of said tube.

6. A sawtooth wave generator comprising a plurality of independent electric storage means, impedance means connected in parallel With each of said electric storage means, a thermionic vacuum tube having anode, cathode and at least one control electrode, means for maintaining said tube normally impervious to current flow during the charging of said storage means, said electric 3 storage means with said shunt impedance means being serially connected in the anode cathode path of said thermionic tube, a source of electrical energy serially connected with said electric storage means and said impedance means and connected therebetween; means for impressing signals from an external source onto the control electrode-cathode. pathof said thermionic tube, condenser means connected serially with said latter means in the control electrodecathode circuit of said tube and resistance means shunted across said condenser means and said means for impressing signals from an external source onto the control electrode-cathode path of the tube, said latter condenser means and said resistance means comprising the means for maintaining said tube normally impervious to current flow during the charging of said storage means.

7. Device for the production of relaxation os cillations, comprising a discharge tube, at least cillations, comprising adischarge tube, at least. I a cathode, an anodeand a control electrode in! symmetrical with respect to 'themean feedingvoltage. v y

8; Device for the production of relaxation os-f cillations, comprising a discharge tube, at least a cathode, an anode anda control electrode in said discharge tube, means for impressing impulses of voltage to said control electrode, two

terminals to be connected'to a feeding source,1a

first circuit connected betweenj'oneof saidter-b minals and the anode of said discharge tube, a i in said first circuit;

condenser and a resistance and a second circuit identical to said first circuit connected between theother terminal and the cathode of said discharge tube, whereby the time variations of the Voltage of the said cathode and j 5 of the said anode, due to thecharges and disa.

said circuits, are the mean feeding charges of the condensers in symmetrical with respect to voltage.

i 9. Device for the production of relaxationos said discharge tube, means for impressingiimpulses of voltage-tosaidfcontrol electrode,'two 1 terminals to be connected to a feeding source, a-

first circuit connected between the positive one of said terminals and the'anode of said discharge,

tube, /resistance in saidfirst circuit, a 'seeond i circuit identical to said first circuit connected be tween the negative terminal and the said cath ode, a first condenser; connected between the'ane" ode of the discharge tube 'and the negative ter-j minal, and a second condenser connected between,

the cathode of the discharge tube and the-posi tive terminal, whereby the time variations of the voltage of the said cathodeand'of the said anode, due to the chargesand discharges of thei w said condensers, are symmetrical with respect to the mean feeding voltage. i

BERTANDRIEU. 

